2008–09 Kilmarnock F.C. season
# 2008–09 Kilmarnock F.C. season

The 2008–09 season was Kilmarnock's tenth consecutive season in the Scottish Premier League, having competed in it since its inauguration in 1998–99. Kilmarnock also competed in the Scottish Cup and the League Cup.

## Summary

### Season

Kilmarnock finished eighth in the Scottish Premier League with 44 points. They reached the Quarter-Final of the League Cup, losing to Celtic and the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, losing to Inverness.

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Scottish Premier League

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 9 August 2008 | Hibernian | H | 1–0 | 6,168 | Hamill 80' | Report |
| 2 | 16 August 2008 | St Mirren | A | 0–0 | 4,176 | | Report |
| 3 | 23 August 2008 | Hamilton Academical | H | 1–0 | 5,339 | Pascali 45' | Report |
| 4 | 30 August 2008 | Dundee United | A | 2–0 | 6,823 | Skelton 40', Invincibile 59' | Report |
| 5 | 13 September 2008 | Rangers | A | 1–2 | 50,019 | Wright 9' | Report |
| 6 | 21 September 2008 | Celtic | H | 1–3 | 8,111 | Taouil 89' | Report |
| 7 | 27 September 2008 | Inverness CT | A | 1–3 | 3,426 | Sammon 4' | Report |
| 8 | 4 October 2008 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 2–1 | 13,189 | Taouil 19', Bryson 82' | Report |
| 9 | 18 October 2008 | Motherwell | H | 1–0 | 5,113 | Bryson 89' | Report |
| 10 | 25 October 2008 | Falkirk | H | 1–2 | 4,267 | Simmonds 90' | Report |
| 11 | 1 November 2008 | Aberdeen | A | 0–1 | 10,599 | | Report |
| 12 | 9 November 2008 | Rangers | H | 0–4 | 10,153 | | Report |
| 13 | 12 November 2008 | Celtic | A | 0–3 | 10,153 | | Report |
| 14 | 15 November 2008 | Dundee United | H | 2–0 | 4,652 | Hamill 45', Fernández 61' | Report |
| 15 | 22 November 2008 | Inverness CT | H | 1–2 | 4,328 | Gibson 85' | Report |
| 16 | 29 November 2008 | Hamilton Academical | A | 0–1 | 2,903 | | Report |
| 17 | 15 December 2008 | Motherwelll | A | 2–0 | 3,339 | Pascali 35', Russell 77' | Report |
| 18 | 20 December 2008 | St Mirren | H | 0–1 | 5,183 | | Report |
| 19 | 27 December 2008 | Hibernian | A | 4–2 | 12,117 | Invincibile 5', 47', Russell 12', Hay 76' | Report |
| 20 | 3 January 2009 | Falkirk | A | 1–1 | 5,375 | Fernández 68' | Report |
| 21 | 13 January 2009 | Aberdeen | H | 1–2 | 4,354 | Russell 10' | Report |
| 22 | 17 January 2009 | Heart of Midlothian | H | 0–2 | 5,496 | | Report |
| 23 | 25 January 2009 | Hamilton Academical | H | 0–1 | 5,063 | | Report |
| 24 | 31 January 2009 | St Mirren | A | 1–1 | 7,542 | Kyle 29' | Report |
| 25 | 14 February 2009 | Hibernian | H | 1–1 | 4,649 | Hamill 76' | Report |
| 26 | 21 February 2009 | Rangers | A | 1–3 | 50,301 | Hamill 17' | Report |
| 27 | 28 February 2009 | Aberdeen | A | 0–0 | 11,427 | | Report |
| 28 | 4 March 2009 | Celtic | H | 1–2 | 11,427 | Invincibile 36' | Report |
| 29 | 14 March 2009 | Inverness CT | A | 1–2 | 4,005 | Ford 45' | Report |
| 30 | 21 March 2009 | Motherwell | H | 0–0 | 5,434 | | Report |
| 31 | 4 April 2009 | Heart of Midlothian | A | 1–3 | 13,365 | Invincibile 9' | Report |
| 32 | 11 April 2009 | Falkirk | H | 3–0 | 5,835 | Kyle 11', 36', 84' | Report |
| 33 | 18 April 2009 | Dundee United | A | 0–0 | 6,627 | | Report |
| 34 | 2 May 2009 | Hamilton Academical | A | 1–2 | 3,289 | Hamill 90' | Report |
| 35 | 9 May 2009 | Falkirk | H | 1–1 | 5,995 | Kyle 67' | Report |
| 36 | 13 May 2009 | St Mirren | H | 2–1 | 5,927 | Kyle 23', 49' | Report |
| 37 | 16 May 2009 | Inverness CT | H | 1–0 | 6,096 | Kyle 79' | Report |
| 38 | 23 May 2009 | Motherwell | A | 2–1 | 4,186 | Invincibile 27', Taouil 90' | Report |

### Scottish Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fourth Round | 10 January 2009 | Ayr United | A | 2–2 | 9,280 | Pascali 9', Bryson 54' | Report |
| Fourth Round Replay | 22 January 2009 | Ayr United | H | 3–1 | 11,563 | Ford 50', 80', Taouil 76' | Report |
| Fifth Round | 7 February 2009 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | A | 0–2 | 2,578 | | Report |

### Scottish League Cup

| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | Report |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Second Round | 27 August 2008 | Brechin City | A | 2–0 | 802 | Wright 58', Bryson 65' | Report |
| Third Round | 24 September 2008 | Aberdeen | H | 4–2 | 4,339 | Sammon 2', 33', Fernández 12', Taouil 17' pen. | Report |
| Quarter–Final | 29 October 2008 | Celtic | H | 1–3 | 6,319 | Invincibile 68' | Report |

## Player statistics

    As of 23 May 2009 (UTC)

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | League Cup | League Cup | Scottish Cup | Scottish Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | SCO | Alan Combe | 39 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | SCO | James Fowler | 32 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | SCO | Garry Hay | 34 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | David Lilley | 22 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | SCO | Frazer Wright | 33 | 2 | 23+4 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | JAM | Simon Ford | 31 | 3 | 27+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Craig Bryson | 39 | 4 | 31+2 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Gary Locke | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | SCO | Allan Russell | 15 | 3 | 8+3 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | MAR | Mehdi Taouil | 38 | 5 | 30+4 | 3 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | AUS | Danny Invincible | 30 | 6 | 21+4 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | SCO | Allan Johnston | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | RSA | Chad Harpur | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | SCO | Grant Murray | 14 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | SCO | Kevin Kyle | 12 | 8 | 11+0 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | SCO | Willie Gibson | 25 | 1 | 10+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | SCO | Martyn Corrigan | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Gavin Skelton | 30 | 1 | 20+7 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ESP | David Fernández | 37 | 3 | 28+4 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | SCO | Ryan O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | IRL | Tim Clancy | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | SCO | Jamie Hamill | 36 | 5 | 28+5 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SCO | Iain Flannigan | 9 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | SCO | Jamie Adams | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | SCO | Cameron Bell | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | FRA | Damien Rascle | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | IRL | Conor Sammon | 22 | 2 | 10+9 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ITA | Manuel Pascali | 38 | 3 | 31+1 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 30 | FW | SCO | David Cox | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | SCO | Scott Anson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | SCO | Paul McInnes | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | SCO | Thomas Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Donovan Simmonds | 22 | 1 | 4+15 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | SCO | Gavin Brown | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | SCO | Daniel McKay | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | SCO | Gary Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | SCO | Liam Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Hibernian | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 47 | |
| 7 | Motherwell | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 46 | 51 | −5 | 48 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 8 | Kilmarnock | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 44 | |
| 9 | Hamilton Academical | 38 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 30 | 53 | −23 | 41 | |
| 10 | Falkirk | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 52 | −15 | 38 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |

* ↑ Teams played each other three times (33 matches), before the league split into two groups (the top six and the bottom six) for the last five matches.
* ↑ Scotland were awarded an additional Europa League place as the association finished in third place of the UEFA Fair Play ranking. Motherwell earned this place as winners of the Scottish Fair Play ranking.
* ↑ Since Rangers, the winners of the Scottish Cup, already qualified for the Champions League via their league position, Falkirk, the losing finalist, earned a spot in the Europa League.

### Division summary

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
